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possession of my heart on earth, that my soul may
possess thee eternally in glory. Amen.
Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc.
V. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us: O Lord, have mercy on us.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R . Amen.
Pro peccátis suæ gentis
vidit Jésum in torméntis,
et flagéllis súbditum.
SEVENTH STATION.
Jesus falls under the Cross a second time.
V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thy holy name:
R. Because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
THE MYSTERY.
THIS station represents our Saviour at the gates of Jerusalem, falling to the ground, through pain and weakness. He is compelled by blows and blasphemies to rise. Consider your Jesus prostrate 6n the earth, bruised by his fall, and ignominiously treated by an ungrateful rabble. Reflect that your self-love and desire of preference were the cause of your Saviour’s humiliation. Implore, then, grace to detest your proud and haughty disposition. It was your repeated sins that pressed him to the ground: will you then sin again, and add to the affliction of your
gracious Saviour?